Pattern
No. 24
No. 5$10.40
No. 24$8.18
The Buffalo No. 24 Cement Spatula is a dental laboratory spatula for mixing and applying cement and materials in the dental laboratory.
Buffalo Cement Spatulas is a wax spatula from Buffalo Dental.
This page carries 2 pattern options: No. 5, No. 24.
Find it on our Instruments shelf, under Wax & Carving Instruments.
Orders placed before 3 PM ET ship the same day when the item is on our shelf (otherwise within 3 business days), and ground shipping is free over $10.
Product
- Manufacturer
- Buffalo Dental
- Manufacturer #
- 79221
- Item code
- 055-0679
Catalog path
- Marketplace
- Laboratory
- Category
- Lab Instruments
- Subcategory
- Wax & Carving Instruments
Ordering
- Status
- Ships in 3 business days
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Questions
Which pattern options are on this page?
This page carries 2 pattern options: No. 5, No. 24. Pick one to see its price, part number and stock.
When does it ship?
In-stock orders placed before 3 PM ET ship the same day; anything not on our shelf ships within 3 business days.Ground shipping is free over $10.
About wax spatulas
A wax spatula is a flat-bladed instrument for wax work, where the pattern is built by adding wax in an organised sequence. In the wax addition technique the pattern is built by adding wax in an organised sequence to shape each part of the anatomic form.
Waxing is the contouring of a wax pattern, or of the wax base of a trial denture, into the desired form. A wax pattern is a wax form that is the positive likeness of the object to be made.
Casting wax is a blend of waxes made for wax patterns that are to be formed into metal castings.
How the types of waxing instrument differ
- Wax Carvers — Contours the wax pattern.
- Wax Spatulas — A spatula for wax work, where a pattern is built by adding wax in sequence.
- Spatulas — For mixing and spreading materials.
- Knives — Not a mixing tool: the spatula is the instrument for mixing or spreading materials.
- Wax Knives — Laboratory, bench and carving knives and wax knives in two sizes.
- Waxing Accessories — Wax spatulas, modelling instruments, a brush, calipers and a UV filter.
- Modeling Instruments — A modelling knife and composite instruments with replacement tips.
Wax knives, waxing accessories, polishing sticks and modelling instruments are also filed here; no source on our allowed list describes them, so this guide does not.
What to look at when choosing
The wax: baseplate wax is a hard wax used for occlusion rims and for waxing dentures.
The method: adding wax in sequence, or contouring a pattern to form.
Reuse: the CDC states that laboratory items such as burs, polishing points and laboratory knives used on contaminated appliances or prostheses should be heat-sterilised, disinfected between patients, or discarded.
Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · FDA 21 CFR 872.4565, Dental hand instrument · CDC, Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003 (MMWR 52 RR-17)
